NBCUniversal, which holds United States broadcasting rights to the Olympic Games, may conduct some of its Pyeongchang 2018 client entertainment operations in America rather than South Korea because of potential security concerns, it has been reported.

A decision on new events at Beijing 2022 could be made next June as part of an accelerated process, International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive director for the Olympic Games Christophe Dubi confirmed here today.

Coordination Commission chairman Alexander Zhukov called on Beijing 2022 to build on the legacy of the 2008 Summer Games in the Chinese capital as he praised organisers for their progress so far during his opening address here today.

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Fact of the day

During the Italian rowing team's celebration after winning the quadruple sculls at Seoul 1988, David Tizzano was thrown into the water and lost his Olympic gold medal on the muddy bottom of the Han River. A South Korean diver, working as a security guard at the regatta course, retrieved it after a 50-minute search. Eight years later, in Atlanta, Tizzano won a second gold medal in the double scull.

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